Effect of annealing on the properties of ZnxCd1-xS thin film growth by RF magnetron co-sputtering

Energy Procedia

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-222

  Hossain, M S ^a   Islam, M A ^a   Aliyu, M M ^a   Chelvanathan, P ^a   Razykov, T ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Amin, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Annealing; Co sputtering; Grains; RF power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897485557     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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